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OMB Control No: 0560-0289	ICR Reference No: 202512-0560-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0560-006
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/28/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	44,790	0	78,533
Time Burden (Hours)	29,031	0	78,650
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: OCCSP provides cost share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products for the costs of obtaining or maintaining organic certification under the National Organic Program (NOP). Section 10606 of H.R. 1 (Pub. L. 119-21, also referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) authorized $10,000,000 in National OCCSP funding for fiscal years 2025 through 2031 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)). An additional $1,000,000 in Agricultural Management Assistance funding is available for each fiscal year (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)).

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 119 - 21 10606 Name of Law: One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 61363	12/31/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 14678	03/26/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) - Farms & Businesses	CCC-884, W-9, AD-2047, SF-3881	, , ,
Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) - State Govt	SF-425, FSA-ADS-093, SF-424, SF-270	, , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	44,790	78,533	11,017	-44,760
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,031	78,650	-15,849	-33,770
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The current burden inventory is 15,659 estimated annual respondents; 78,533 estimated annual responses and 78,650 estimated annual burden hours. With this revision the agency is seeking 12,030 estimated annual respondents, 44,790 estimated annual responses and 29,031 estimated annual burden hours. This reflects a decrease of 3,629 in the number of estimated respondents, a decrease of 33,743 in the estimated number of responses, and a decrease of 49,529 in the number of estimated annual burden hours since the last OMB submission. These changes are the result of several updates: Program changes: • FSA has removed unused forms and updated the number of responses for several other forms to accurately reflect annual submissions per respondent. • FSA has corrected reporting of exempt burden hours for Standard Forms. • FSA has reduced the time per response for the producer’s organic certification. Adjustments • The estimated number of respondents has been updated based on the number of program participants in recent years, which is less than the estimated number of respondents in the last OMB submission.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $83,634

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Talina Gossen 208 327-2228 talina.gossen@usda.gov

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